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2006 Press Releases

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December 19, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today announced it is shipping its latest MediaLounge Wireless Media Player - DSM-510 - a powerful, yet compact media player capable of delivering video, digital photos, music and more to televisions and home entertainment centers from computers and storage devices over a home network via a wired or 802.11g/b wireless connection. The new media player also aids in the streaming of high-definition (HD) video through a wired network connection.
November 20, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, and McAfee, Inc. (NYSE-MFE), today announced a partnership that makes McAfee’s anti-virus software, which incorporates anti-spyware, a part of the total protection package offered with SECURESPOT, D-Link’s security device for the home and small business owner.
November 13, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today announced a complete line of digital home products that make perfect gifts for the holiday season. If you are wondering what gifts to give this holiday season, these D-Link “digital tech gifts” offer inexpensive options sure to put smiles on the faces of your gadget-loving friends and relatives.
November 8, 2006
In New York today, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) acknowledged D-Link as an International CES Innovations 2007 Design and Engineering Award Honoree for two of its recently announced products – the D-Link V-CLICK dual-mode GSM / Wi-Fi phone and the D-Link DNS-323, a 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure.
November 1, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today announced its Safeguard Engine™ technology is now built into the company's next-generation xStack™ and Web Smart™ switches, providing improved performance and uptime for business networks by automatically stopping unnecessary traffic caused by a malicious attack from effecting normal data traffic flow.
October 25, 2006
VARBusiness Magazine, a leading publication for the computer channel sales profession, has honored D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, with the "Tech Innovator Product of the Year" award for its flip-style Wi-Fi phones. The D-Link Wi-Fi Phone gives users low-cost worldwide calling flexibility, secure wireless network access and many value-added features.
October 24, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumer and business, today announced availability of its fast 200Mbps* PowerLine Network Kit that enables consumers to tap into existing electrical wiring to extend their home network.
October 18, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, is now shipping its most powerful home networking routers and adapters yet using the latest Draft 802.11n wireless technology.
October 18, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today announced entry into the WiMAX consumer premise equipment (CPE) market with an 802.16-2005 (formerly 802.16e) compliant WiMAX router designed for service providers looking to offer wireless residential service at rates competitive with wire-line technologies.
October 16, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today announced plans to launch end-to-end "Dongle-to-Hub" Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Wireless USB products based on solutions from Intel Corporation and NEC Electronics Corporation. The product will support wireless peer-to-peer connectivity for consumers demanding fast, plug-n-play transfers of high-bandwidth data and multimedia content between computers and USB peripheral devices, such as camcorders and digital cameras.
October 3, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today announced a new line of "V-CLICK" dual-mode phones that allow users to switch between cellular and Wi-Fi networks with the click of a button.
September 27, 2006
D-Link's newest wireless router, the RangeBooster N 650, has been awarded the prestigious "editors' choice" award in the latest issue of the popular computer publication, Laptop Magazine.
September 13, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today began shipping a new addition to its popular xStack family of SMB-class centrally managed, secure networking solutions with the DWS-3250 managed wireless stackable gigabit switch featuring 10 Gigabit uplinks.
September 12, 2006
Bell Microproducts Inc. (NASDAQ:BELM) and D-Link® today announced they have signed a distribution agreement. The deal enables Bell Microproducts to distribute D-Link's full line of products spanning from routers and switches to IP telephony and security and management products. The relationship offers an unprecedented opportunity for channel partners to build a networking and storage practice by leveraging the value-added resources of Bell Microproducts, the world's largest distributor of network storage, and the technology of D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business.
September 6, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today began shipping its xStack Storage iSCSI 3000 series product line for small- to medium-sized businesses that need greater data storage capacity and better data recovery at a price they can afford.
August 30, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today announced that its new RangeBooster N 650 series of Draft 802.11n wireless routers and network adapters have won product of the year honors from VARBusiness magazine.
August 29, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today introduced a 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure designed to enhance multimedia file sharing, secure important data, and stream content to video players, while offering unparalleled backup and recovery features for consumers and small business owners.
August 23, 2006
Vonage America Inc. a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE: VG), a leading broadband phone company and D-Link, an end-to-end networking solutions provider, today announced, the availability of the VWR, a Wireless-B/G Broadband Router with 2 phone ports bundled with Vonage's service.
August 8, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today announced the D-Link 2006 Back-to-School Promotion with aggressive cash-back savings on a wide range of its popular connectivity products for students and families gearing up for the new school year.
August 3, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end computer networking solutions provider for consumers and business, has been named official networking sponsor of QuakeCon 2006, the largest local area networking (LAN) party for the world's most avid online gaming fans.
July 26, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today announced that three of its best-selling wireless routers have passed the testing required to earn Intel® Viiv™ technology verification indicating compatibility with Intel® Viiv™ technology-based PCs.
July 24, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today began shipping SECURESPOT, a hardware and Web-based internet security device that prevents unwanted content from invading home and small business computer networks while helping parents control their children's Internet access.
July 10, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today began shipping its flip-style Wi-Fi Phone that combines the cost-savings of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology with 802.11 wireless connectivity in a compact Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based package. The sleek portable D-Link Wi-Fi Phone, together with an Internet VoIP phone service, provides both consumers and businesses a stylish way to dramatically reduce local and long distance telephone charges compared to standard telephone service. VoIP phone calls can be made where there is a Wi-Fi network or open hot spot to the Internet — without the use of a PC.
June 26, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumer and business, today unveiled a 200 megabits per second (Mbps) Powerline Ethernet Adapter and Kit that enables digital home consumers to tap into existing electrical wiring for extension of their home network. Any Ethernet-ready device can easily be added to a home network using the new D-Link Powerline adapters, and the technology is ideally suited for next generation applications such as high-definition media streaming, music sharing and online multi-player gaming.
June 20, 2006
D-Link today officially celebrates its 20th anniversary. Since its founding on June 20, 1986, D-Link has grown from a simple beginning with just four employees lead by Founder, Chairman and CEO Ken Kao to a global company with more than a billion dollars in annual revenue and 1,800 employees in 90 offices serving more than 100 countries across five continents.
June 14, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today reported that it has shipped more than 100,000 of its award-winning MediaLounge Wireless Media Players to consumers worldwide since they were introduced 18 months ago.
June 12, 2006
D-Link continues to penetrate business markets in the U.S., Canada and Mexico with steady sales growth of its networking and communication solutions. D-Link's senior executives attribute a large part of the company's surge in business product sales into government, education, healthcare and other key growth markets in North America to the company's ability to attract some of the industry's top sales and management leaders.
June 1, 2006
Vonage America Inc., subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp., a leading Internet telephony provider in North America, and D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider, today announced the availability of the Voice Terminal Adaptor (VTA), a two-line Internet Phone Adaptor configured with the Vonage® service. The device is now available for free, new subscribers at Vonage direct, www.vonage.com, after a $49.99 instant rebate, exclusive of a $9.99 shipping and handling fee. It will also be available at retail with a MSRP of $49.99 with a $40 rebate after 60 days in service.
May 25, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, has been honored with the first-ever Digital Integration Channel Excellence (DICE) award as a premier vendor of quality Internet security cameras.
May 24, 2006
The Orange County, Calif. chapter of the American Electronics Association (AeA) awarded Steven Joe, chief executive officer of D-Link Systems, Inc., the "CEO of the Year" award for high-tech innovation in the privately held company category.
May 16, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, is now shipping the new RangeBooster G™ Multifunction Printer Server, the industry’s first multi-port wireless print server that supports multifunction printers.
May 10, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, announced today that its' Web Smart family of Gigabit Switches, AirPremier 802.11g Wireless Access Points and the GamerLounge™ Gaming Routers are powering the Vivendi Universal Games booth at the 2006 Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3) located at #1224 in the South Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center. In order to showcase upcoming leading edge video games, Vivendi Games, the global developer, publisher and distributor of some of the world's best selling game franchises chose a robust, flexible D-Link Web Smart, AirPremier and GamerLounge network to power their video game demonstrations in the massive 12,000 square foot booth.
May 2, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today learned that its latest innovation, the industry's first iSCSI 'System-On-Chip'(SoC) family of products which are part of the xStack Storage 3000 family of SAN arrays, won the Best of Interop competition for the storage category.
May 2, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today unveiled the xStack Storage 3000 series product line, the industry's first integrated iSCSI 'system-on-chip' (SoC) storage solution , providing greater data storage capacity, better data recovery and improved data backup to meet the growing needs of small-to medium-sized businesses (SMB).
May 1, 2006
D-Link will be showcasing its end-to-end networking and connectivity solutions at the Interop® 2005 trade show this week, complete with enterprise-level switching, wireless LAN, storage, security, VoIP, and IP surveillance.
April 28, 2006
D-Link announced today that D-Link North American President and CEO Steven Joe was honored with the "Lauds and Laurels" award by the University of California, Irvine Alumni Association on Thursday, April 27th. An alumnus of UC Irvine's Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, Joe was chosen for his continued involvement with the Bren School's Leadership Council and participation in UCI's Chief Executive Roundtable. The distinguished Lauds and Laurels award is bestowed upon alumni that have made significant contributions in their respective field and it is the highest award that UC Irvine can bestow upon an alumnus.
April 24, 2006
D-Link Corporation, a leading designer, developer, and manufacturer of networking, wireless, broadband, digital electronics, and voice and data communications products, announced today that they have designed a new HomePlug product to address the emerging market of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) for Chunghwa Telecom using Intellon's® HomePlug with Turbo IC's.
April 5, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today announced that its first products based on Draft 802.11n technology will be available this month, providing greater real-world throughput, range and security in wireless home and office environments at speeds that mirror wired Ethernet networks.
March 29, 2006
D-Link North American president and CEO Steven Joe and four other Orange County executives have been awarded "Advocate of the Year" honors by the University of California Alumni Association (UCAA). UC Irvine Chancellor Michael V. Drake presented the awards at a recent UCI Chief Executive Roundtable meeting to Joe; Henry Samueli, co-founder, chairman and chief technical officer of Broadcom, Michael Mussallem, chairman and CEO of Edwards Lifesciences; David Pyott, chairman and CEO of Allergan, and Ted Smith, founder, retired chairman and CEO of FileNet Corp.
March 24, 2006
For the second straight year, D-Link Systems, Inc., a leading end-to-end network solutions provider for consumers and business, has earned the prestigious 5-star rating as one of North America's top information technology (IT) vendors from VARBusiness Magazine, a key publication for the computer industry resellers, system integrators and consultants.
March 15, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, will have a full inventory of innovative Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) product solutions targeting mass market consumers and small business owners on display at the annual Spring VON Conference and Exhibition March 15-17 at the San Jose Convention Center, booth 1319.
March 14, 2006
D-Link, the leading end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today introduced the industry's first flip-style mobile Wi-Fi phone that will ship with a full-featured softphone from TelTel, provider of SIP-based global Internet telephony services, allowing users to make free calls anywhere in the world where there is open Wi-Fi access.
March 14, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today announced it has selected the Broadcom® Wi-Fi® phone silicon and software platform for its new flip-style, SIP-based Wi-Fi phone that debuts at the Spring 2006 Voice On-the-Net (VON) Conference and Exhibition, March 15-17.
March 7, 2006
Streamload, a leading provider of online digital media services, today announced a joint marketing partnership with end-to-end networking solutions provider, D-Link to provide 25 GB of free online storage to D-Link MediaLounge Player customers.
February 28, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, will begin shipping this quarter new D-Link NetDefend security appliances specifically designed for small and medium businesses (SMBs) and offering affordable and easily administered unified threat management (UTM) protection against potential disastrous and costly attacks to the office network.
February 1, 2006
Kyocera Wireless Corp., a leading global manufacturer of CDMA wireless handsets and accessories, today announced the retail launch of its KR1 Mobile Router. The Kyocera KR1 Mobile Router takes a single CDMA2000® 1x Evolution Data Optimized (EV-DO) broadband connection and creates a mobile Wi-Fi hot spot for multiple PCs using 802.11g technology to deliver download speeds of up to 2.4 Mbps. A universal accessory, the KR1 Mobile Router can be powered by any PCMCIA card using EV-DO 3G wireless technology, including the Kyocera Passport KPC650 EV-DO PC card, or by most USB-enabled EV-DO handsets.
January 16, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, and Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced an agreement to co-develop Unified Threat Management solutions for small and medium businesses.
January 10, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, has won the CNET Best of CES Award for its SecureSpot Internet Security Device in the networking category.
January 5, 2006
D-Link, a leading end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and small business, today opened the curtain on a new line of products designed to enhance security and entertainment in the digital home. The stage is set for D-Link's award-winning home networking display at CES 2006 in Booth 35832 of the Las Vegas Convention Center, and the spotlight will be shining on the revolutionary D-Link SecureSpot, a whole new way to bring total multi-layered security to all PCs on the home network, and the D-Link MediaLounge Server, a Wireless Media Player with built-in storage and serving capability.
January 4, 2006
To combat the alarming number of annoying and potentially disastrous security breaches to the home or small office, D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today introduced the first desktop Internet Security Device (ISD) that provides multi-tiered protection for all networked PCs against viruses, spam, spyware, pop-ups, hackers and other privacy invasions while operating under a single integrated, easy-to-use web-based control center.
January 4, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today became the first company to offer a streaming wireless high-definition media player/server with 100GB of built-in storage and a 5-in-1 media card reader.
January 3, 2006
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, and Skype®, the global Internet communications company, today introduced the D-Link Skype USB phone adapter that allows consumers to use their existing corded or cordless telephone to take advantage of Skype's free calling features.
January 3, 2006
Vonage Marketing, a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp., a leading broadband phone company and D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today announced an alliance to develop a co-branded broadband telephone adaptor configured with Vonage's phone service. The Vonage-enabled D-Link VTA is a small, fully portable stand alone adapter supporting two broadband telephone lines. The D-Link Vonage co-branded VoIP gateway enables consumers to benefit from high quality voice applications that are compatible with Vonage's service. The initial VoIP telephone adapter will be based on Texas Instruments' TNETV1015 VoIP gateway chipset.